News Archive - 14 June 2021

The lack of desire among Washington and its Western allies to work on the prevention of an arms race in space causes concerns, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview published Tuesday, TASS reported. "We balance on the verge of an arms race in space. Currently,...

US Army logistics convoy targeted by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Sabereen News reported on Tuesday. The source also reported that this was a security operation carried out by Iraqi Resistance groups. The explosion happened inside the military section of Baghdad International Airport and the US military base, the report...

The suspect entered the Big Bear Supermarket at South DeKalb Mall in Decatur, in the Atlanta-metro area, where there was an argument with the cashier over a mask, CNN reported. Maddox gave few details about the argument but said it was over a face mask. The suspect then shot...

Ebtekar: Health Ministry issues permit for emergency use of COVIran Barekat Etemad: First Iranian vaccine enters mass vaccination Netanyah’s defeat in the last battle Mehdi Karroubi says he will vote for Hemmati Ettela’at: Health Minister says permit for emergency use of COVIran Barekat issued Dena, Shahin destroyers join Navy...

The Coronavirus Vaccination and Health Monitoring Center became operational in Lavizan, Tehran on Tue. in the presence of Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari. With a capacity of 100 beds, the Center is equipped with the most modern medical equipment to confront...

The foreign ministry announced Yun's appointment Monday, highlighting the time he served as deputy minister for economic affairs from 2017 to 2020, TBS news reported. He also led negotiations with Tehran over Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks due to US sanctions. "We expect that Yun will play a...

He said the bloc's senior figures "serially" talk about Northern Ireland "as if it were somehow a different country from the UK". The UK and EU are currently at loggerheads over the implementation of post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland - known as the Northern Ireland Protocol - ahead of...

Khan Abad, a district in northern Kunduz province, and Sayad, another district in northern Sar-e-Pul province have fallen under the Taliban control, reported Khamma Press on Monday. Local officials in Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul provinces confirmed that Taliban fighters have seized Khan Abad district in Kunduz and Sayad district of Sar-e-Pul...

The 6th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships ended in Lebanese Beirut on Monday.  At the end of the competitions, Iranian Poomsae Taekwondo national team became vice-champion in Asia in both men's and women's cataegories after winning 2 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medals. South Korea won 13 gold and one silver medal, followed by...

Three people were killed and four others were injured following the shooting spree in the US State of Ohio, Cleveland Website reported. Police in Cleveland City reported that three people were killed and four others were injured in the incident. No information has so far been released on the...

The following is the text of the statement issued by the Islamic Jihad Movement: In defense of Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian nation will act in a united front against the Zionist regime and they are ready for fully-fledged confrontation against the Zionist regime. The aggression of the...

In this video, Zarif attached great importance to the participation of the Iranians both - at home and abroad – at the election, saying that Iranians will determine their own destiny, safeguard national interests at the international level. Zarif also noted that Maximum participation in the election is a...

Paramilitary troops Frontier Corps (FC) performing security duty were attacked by unknown terrorists in the provincial capital of Quetta, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in the statement, according to Xinhua. A large-scale area sanitization operation by FC Balochistan to hunt the terrorists is underway, the statement...

"A fruitful meeting of the Russian and US delegations at the #ViennaTalks on #JCPOA took place today," he tweeted on Monday. "Our dialogue in Vienna seems to be proof that the two countries can maintain businesslike cooperation on issues of common interest (non-proliferation in this particular case)." The...

Akbar Rezaei, deputy chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran, reacted to Saudi Arabia's decision to limit this year's Hajj to 60,000 citizens and residents due to the Covid-19 restrictions, saying that the Iranian body had fully prepared itself for this year's Hajj before the Saudi announcement.  "All important measures...

The newly appointed Israeli regime's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have made clear that the Zionist regime will continue Netanyahu's opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement, as international efforts continued to revive the pact abandoned by former US President Donald Trump. Speaking publicly for the first time...

In a tweet on Monday, Kianoush Jahanpour wrote, “Islamic Republic of Iran joined the coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine manufacturers' club by issuing a license for emergency use of COV-Iran Barakat; Iran, Russia, United States, China, UK and India.” COV-Iran Barakat is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Iranian state-​owned...

The leaders of 30 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) issued a joint statement on Monday and supported the Vienna talks on the revival of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In this statement, a copy of which was posted on the NATO website, is read,...

Following the report, Somayeh Rafiei, Head of the Environment Faction of the Iranian House of Representatives attended the ceremony and addressed the public in support of the environment. The member of the Iranian parliament emphasized how protection and preservation of the environment are vital and said: “protection of the...

If Saudi king wishes, Sana’a would be willing to sign a contract with Riyadh to administer this year's Hajj ritual, so that no one in the world would be deprived of this religious duty, he emphasized. The Ministry of Hajj and Umra of Saudi Arabia announced in a statement...

According to Palestinian Wafa news agency, the Zionist regime has announced its new plan to increase settlements in the city of "Nablus" in the West Bank. With regard to that, Ghassan Daghles, an official in charge of the settlement file in the northern West Bank, has made a statement. "We are going to...

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg previewed the June 14 NATO Summit in an online press conference, calling the gathering of 30 world leaders a “pivotal moment for our Alliance and for our collective security”, Eurasia Review reported. Describing a world of growing global competition, he said that the NATO 2030 reform initiative...

In a statement on Monday, the Health Ministry announced the new figure, adding that 1,246 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 3,039,432. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 119 people since Sunday, bringing the death...

The Somalian military said that it has killed 50 members of al-Qaeda-linked ‘al-Shabaab’ terrorist group in the past two days, the Associated Press reported. According to the report, the Somalian army has carried out separate operations in three areas over the past two days. The Somalian Army also said that...

Ghazizadeh-Hashemi spoke to Iran’s English-language Press TV and Arabic-language Al-Alan news networks about his foreign policy priorities and how he would tackle the challenges facing the country in the international community if he wins the June 18 presidential election. He said the biggest foreign policy challenge facing Iran is...

"After a long period of wars and aggression against the Palestinians and threats against the Islamic Republic, the oppressor falls, Gaza hoists the sign of victory and Iran still follows the path of dignity. Maybe someone who comes after him will learn that a system built based on aggression and...

Speaking to Iranian state TV on Sunday night, Health Minister Saeed Namaki issued an emergency permit to use COV-Iran Barakat in the current vaccination of the population. He also said that the necessary permit to use Iran-Cuba jointly produced COVID vaccine will also be issued as early as next week. The move comes...

Iran national basketball team defeated Qatar 84-46 in Group E on Saturday. The victories gave Iran a direct quota to Asia Cup 2021.  There are 24 teams competing in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers. Once the three windows of the Qualifiers conclude, the top two teams in each group...

The match between Iran and Iraq will be held tomorrow at the Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in Bahrain. The race for top spot promises to see a thrilling end with Iraq - on 17 points - two ahead of Iran in the Group C table. ...

The US Victory base is situated at a distance of around 5km in the airfields of Baghdad International Airport.  The attacks were carried out by UAVs, targeting runways of military cargo aircraft, Sabereen News reported. According to the report, the attacks took place this morning, and US defense systems were...

At least 20 ships, submarines, and support vessels, flanked by 20 fighter jets, took part in the large-scale war games, Daily Mail reported. Biden last week warned there would be 'robust and meaningful' consequences for Russia's 'harmful activities' as he started his first international tour as president with the...

The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom lodged a strong protest on Monday after the G7 statement mentioning Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Taiwan and called on the member states to stop interfering in China's internal affairs. The diplomats stressed the G7 nations' focus on Xinjiang is purely political manipulation,...

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As reported, revelers waved flags. cheered, fired foam cannons, and shot open bottles of champaign following the narrow 60-59 vote that confirmed the new regime. Several groups opposed to outgoing Netanyahu appeared, including the Black Flag protesters that coalesced in March 2020 after his coalition deals with Benny Gantz, who is...

President Rouhani made the remarks on Monday in the unveiling ceremony and annexation of ‘Dena’ Destroyer and ‘Shahin’ Minehunter to the fleet of Iran’s Army Navy and reiterated that construction operation of homegrown ‘Dena’ destroyer is a sign of continuity in the path of self-sufficiency of all armed forces of...

The upcoming Iran presidential election is very important and it will determine the fate of Iran in terms of macro-management of the country, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said while speaking in his weekly press briefing on Monday. Saying that all Iranians must have access to ballot boxes, Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed that Iranian...

He made the remarks in a ceremony held on Monday through video conference to celebrate the joining of the destroyer “Dena”, as well as the “Shahin” minehunter to the Iranian naval fleet. Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi and Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami attended the ceremony,...

According to the plant, For the first time in the history of the complex, its exports of polymer products reached an unprecedented 109,000 tons during the year, Shana reported. The annual meeting of technical management and production of polymer of Bandar Emam Besparan Petrochemical Plant was held, in which...

Ambassador Ahmad Mousavifar voiced the readiness of the Iranian embassy in Sweden for holding the upcoming Iranian Presidential elections this Friday. He noticed that the elections will be held preserving anti-coronavirus protocols. HJ/5233940...

GHAEMSHAHR, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The campaigns for the 13th Presidential Election and city councils has been accelerated in various cities of the northern province of Mazandaran especially in Ghae’emshahr as the election day approaches. It should be noted that Iran 2021 Presidential Election will be held on Friday...